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Civil Litigation

Jun. 1, 2023

PG&E to pay $50M to settle Zogg fire claims, criminal case dropped

The settlement followed a setback for the district attorney’s office when Shasta County Superior Court Judge Daniel E. Flynn tentatively dismissed the bulk of the remaining 11 criminal charges against PG&E, including all of the felonies.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. reached a $50 million civil settlement with the Shasta County district attorney's office Wednesday in a deal that included the dismissal of the remaining criminal charges against the utility over a 2020 fire that killed four people.

The settlement followed a setback for the district attorney's office when Shasta County Superior Court Judge Daniel E. Flynn tentatively dismissed the bulk of the remaining 11 crim...

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